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Elect Democrats to Reduce Federal Deficit

Letter below was published in the Bernardsville News on 09-30-10. EDITOR: Most thoughtful people are worried about federal debt.  Unfortunately, some of these are listening to professional fear-mongers and are looking in the wrong direction for solutions. I will show that … Continue reading

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Support Democrats for Congress on Election Day

The letter below was published in the Bernardsville News on September 30.  For a look at a display of the relevant facts go to Federal Debt Ratio Chart. EDITOR: Most thoughtful people are worried about federal debt.  Unfortunately, some of these are … Continue reading

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Why OFF by 2050?

I’m old enough to remember when John Kennedy inspired the nation in 1961 and called for a program to land a man on the moon and bring him back safely to earth “before this decade is out.”  Neither he nor … Continue reading

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Carbon Cap-and-Trade vs Fee-and-Dividend; Response to EDF

Below is an email message to a representative of EDF [Environmental Defense Fund]. It was the third in an exchange that began on July 12 with a message from me [posted below on July 12].  EDF has long promoted a system … Continue reading

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Whitehouse Reply to Call for Program to ReEnergize America

A letter from the Whitehouse follows that is a response to my letter to President Obama on June 28 [posted below with that date]. It outlines the current administration thinking but does not respond directly to my proposal.  The last paragraph cites two websites.  … Continue reading

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ReEnergize America; request on July 24

Message below was emailed to President Obama on July 24. Bill Allen, 08-03-10    <>    OFFby2050 Dear Mr. President: The PBS NewsHour last night showed a clip of a speech you made in February 2008.  An excerpt follows:  “No business will be … Continue reading

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Support Carbon Fee-and-Dividend, Withdraw from Cap-and-Trade

Message below was sent to EDF [Environmental Defense Fund] on July 12. Leaders of EDF: I am a long time EDF member.  I know that Fred Krupp and EDF and some other environmental organizations promote a system of carbon cap-and-trade, … Continue reading

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Letter to Senator Menendez; ReEnergize America

The letter below was sent to Senator Robert Menendez on June 28 and posted here on August 23. Dear Senator Menendez: We need a national program to phase out fossil fuels and build a sustainable 21st century economy powered by clean … Continue reading

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ReEnergize America

The letter below was sent to President Barack Obama on June 28, 2010, and is being distributed to others inside and outside of government. It was published in the Benardsville News on July 15.     Dear Mr. President: We need a bold … Continue reading

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